Anatomical Terminology

Question 1

Superior

Answer 1

Above

Question 2

Inferior

Answer 2

Below

Question 3

Cranial

Answer 3

towards the head

Question 4

cephalic

Answer 4

towards the head

Question 5

caudal

Answer 5

towards the tail

Question 6

anterior

Answer 6

towards the front

Question 7

posterior

Answer 7

towards the back

Question 8

Medial

Answer 8

Towards the midline

Question 9

Lateral

Answer 9

Away from the midline

Question 10

Proximal

Answer 10

nearest the attachment or POO (point of origin)

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Distal

Answer 11

Farthest from the attachment or POO (point of origin)

Question 12

Internal

Answer 12

innermost, within, inside

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External

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outermost, on outside

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Superficial

Answer 14

nearest the body surface

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Deep (profundus)

Answer 15

farthest from the body surface

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Central

Answer 16

towards the center

Question 17

peripheral

Answer 17

away from the center

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Intermediate

Answer 18

between two structures

Question 19

Ventral

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Belly side

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Dorsal

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backbone side

Question 21

Dorsum

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Top of foot or hand

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Bilateral

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pair of structures on both left and right side

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Unilateral

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structure found only on one side

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Ipsilateral

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something found or occurring on the same side

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Contralateral

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something found or occurring on the opposite side

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Prone

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lying on the belly or facing downward

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Supine

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lying on the back or facing upward

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Intrinsic

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belongs to | lying within a given part

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Extrinsic

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coming from the outside a contained area

Question 30

List the planes of the body

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Sagittal Coronal Transverse

Question 31

Sagittal

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Vertical plane dividing the body into left and right sides

Question 32

Coronal

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Vertical plane dividing the body into anterior and posterior

Question 33

Another name for the coronal plane

Answer 33

Frontal plane

Question 34

Midsagittal

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passing directly through the midline

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Parasagittal

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either side of the midline

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Transverse

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horizontal plane dividing the body into superior and inferior - always parallel to the ground

Question 37

Longitudinal section of the body

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vertical planes - either sagittal or coronal

Question 38

Transverse section of the body

Answer 38

cross section

Question 39

Oblique

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on an angle from transverse or longitudinal

Question 40

Elevations - bony landmarks

Answer 40

``` Line Crest Tubercle Tuberosity Malleolus Trochanter Spine ```

Question 41

Depressions - bony landmarks

Answer 41

``` Fovea Fossa Sulcus Notch Foramen Meatus (canal) Orfice Fissure Groove Hiatus ```

Question 42

Articulating surfaces - bony landmarks

Answer 42

Head - capitulum Condyle Trochlea

Question 43

What is characteristic of an articulating surface?

Answer 43

covered in cartilage